GOES-S Rollout to Pad
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket exits the Vertical Integration Facility on its way to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The launch vehicle will send the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's, or NOAA's, Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, or GOES-S, into orbit. The GOES series is designed to significantly improve the detection and observation of environmental phenomena that directly affect public safety, protection of property and the nation's economic health and prosperity. GOES-S is slated to lift off at 5:02 p.m. EST on March 1, 2018 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
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KSC-20180228-PH_JBS01_0001
Date Created
February 28, 2018
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KSC
Media Type
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Photographer
NASA/Ben Smegelsky
Location
Pad 41
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